Southern California CRS was proud to support the Orange County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity in 2008.

Through our annual fund raising efforts throughout the year in our commitment to the Chapter with a Heart mission, Southern California CRS donated $520 at the end of 2008 to the Orange County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity (we also supported 4 other Chapters in our region).

Additional donations of $1055 were raised during our big fund raising effort at our Q3 Membership meeting in Temecula with our Silent and Live Auctions.

Southern California CRS Board of Directors President-Elect Marlene Bridges (below, far right) and Area Vice President Donna Sutton (below, second from right), presented the check yesterday in Santa Ana

Thanks to all of our SoCal CRS members who so generously support our fund raising. And thank you for the Inland valley Habitat for Humanity Chapter for the valuable work you do to provide housing for needy families in the area.

Here's a brief video about our 2008 Fund Raising Efforts, for which we received the Chapter with a Heart Award.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The Orange County Habitat for Humanity Chapter has a ReStore, a store where OC residents can purchase, at discounted prices, new and gently used home improvement and building materials. The proceeds are used to help build more HFH homes in Orange County.

If you and a client of yours is planning a remodel or demolition of some sort, PLEASE consider suggesting they donate the materials that are being removed.

Habitat has a terrific program called DeConstruct where the services team will salvage good quality and reusable building materials from homes and businesses that are undergoing a remodel or being demolished. Thus homeowners and business owners can donate items (if approved by Habitat) rather than spending money for demolition and dump fees, thus saving on the costs of their remodel or demolition.

READ MORE at the ReStore website. They have a list of approved items.